He's trying to get it back.
Michigan-based Joshua Applebaum, 40, is known on TikTok for introducing Karen, a 4-footpet crocodile, between two accounts. It has about 300,000 followers.
He now claims that Karen is now "hostaged" by the Animal Rescue Center.
After being involved in the fast tracking of speed breaches, according toFox 2, Applebaum was shocked to find Karen in the passenger seat on behalf of the Lake County Sheriff's Office. I was pulled by a person..
"Passenger Crocodile'Karen'tried to escape from the scene, but was detained after a brief battle," the agency said on Facebook.
Karen was handed over to Tickeri Second Chance Rescue and Exotic, but Applebaum wants to get her back after being released on bail after her arrest.
Currently, the rescue center is still inhabited by reptiles. ..
"I haven't detained Karen. She's been held hostage at this point," Applebaum told Fox 2.
"I don't care about her being famous for TikTok all over the world," she told Fox2.
When discussing her actions at Apple Baum, she said: "He began to show offensive and rude behavior towards us and our facility. We accidentally put one of the crocodiles in a homeless situation, fled the police and got into the car. I don't want to live. "
Both parties have expressed their intention to bring the dispute to civil court.
